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Many Canadians have fought behind enemy lines -they wore no uniforms, received very little recognition and had no rousing send-offs. Detailsoftheirexploits were sketchy and the name of their game was secrecy. They worked for SOB (Special
Operations Executive) and many of them trained on a 275
acrefarmnearOshawa, Ontario called'CampX'.Agenttraining here was extremely rigorous and ran non-stop around the clock on a year-round basis. One such notable member of Camp X was Ian Fleming, creator o f James Bond. A t CCI, the staff too has logged hundreds of yearsof rigorous training
at universities, becoming experts in many areas. They too workfm SOE (Staff of Excellence!) and their duties as a member of the Collingwood Collegiate faculty notlimitedtoan8hourday. U
the agents ofC(;Ullp X,
are widely recognized for many exploits in and outside the classroom.
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